Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with Arthur Jacobson

Abstract

Arthur E. Jacobson, Ph.D., Contractor, Drug Design and Synthesis Section of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is a medicinal chemist and came to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1962 after post-doctoral training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Because NIDA did not yet exist, Dr. Jacobson joined the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, where he worked with Dr. Everette L. May. Jacobson later succeeded Dr. May as the Biological Coordinator of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). In his career, Dr. Jacobson noted the need for collaboration between medicinal chemists and pharmacologists. Much of his work focused on receptors, as well as on pharmacotherapies that can prevent or treat the abuse of drugs, both stimulants and opioids. As well, Dr. Jacobson has written on the history of his field and profession, emphasizing to young scholars the importance of understanding the historical and intellectual context of their work. Sources: Transcript National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://irp.nida.nih.gov/staff-members/arthur-jacobson-ph-d/ Accessed 04 Feb 2023. Note: photo is the best available